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I’m not sure, but I think that the bball courts are glued and nailed. If so, you are in for real work. If not glued, you will still have a LOT of nails to remove. I got some 3/4” oak flooring one time and by the time that I planed it down to a useable size, I had a little of 1/2” material. I would not do it again, but that’s just me. Others will possibly have better information for you. Good Luck with your venture. That is going to be an awful lot of wood and will make many nice projects, if it all works out.

”Tell them that you’ll remove it for $1000.00 and you get to keep all of the salvage material. They know they would have to pay someone to remove it.” Quote from Karson, that is a good starting point.I worked as a plumbing sub for a general contractor that razed an old bowling alley to build a new medical out patient facility…He got paid “prevailing wage” ($49 hr per man, general laborer + benefits) and sold the wood to boot.If this is a school, and I assuming it is, they have to pay prevailing wage for labor. Go for it, place a bid. For heavens sake do not pay them for your time for some wood.